Antonio SAURA - Abierta 3 - Lithograph Signed In Pencil

Gudmund Olsen (1913-1985). Composition, lithograph no.280 / 300, signed and dated 1979. H.43 x 65 cm (56 x 76 cm).

Walter Bengtsson. Color lithograph, signed, numbered 105/260, Framed, dimensions 74 x 58 cm.

MAX PAPART. Composition with the letter S. Color lithograph, signed and numbered 87/90. Image area approx. Measures: 48x47 cm.

Color lithograph, 1960, signed in pencil 44/100, printed and published by Maeght, Paris. Measures leaf size 25 x 38 cm (Arches). Frame 44x57cm

Lithograph by Jack Youngerman from Ukiyo-E portfolio. Published by Pace Editions. Edition 55/150. Has metal frame.

This Piece of Artwork has striking colors. Professional, almost original Print quality. Professionally framed and matted. Signed with info at the bottom of the Art. Frame has gold to...

He began painting and writing in 1947 in Madrid while suffering from tuberculosis, having already been confined to his bed for five years. In his beginnings he created numerous drawings and paintings with a dreamlike surrealist character that most often represented imaginary landscapes, employing a flat smooth treatment that offers a rich palette of colors. He claimed Hans Arp and Yves Tanguy as his artistic influences. He stayed in Paris in 1952 and in 1954–1955 during which he met Benjamin Péret and associated with the Surrealists, although he soon parted with the group, joining instead the company of his friend the painter Simon Hantaï. Using the technique of scraping, he adopted a gestural style and created an abstract type of painting, still very colorful with an organic, aleatory design. The first appearances in his work of forms that will soon become archetypes of the female body or the human figure occur in the mid-1950s. Starting in 1956 Saura tackled the register of what will prove to be his greatest works: women, nudes, self-portraits, shrouds and crucifixions, which he painted on both canvas and paper. In 1957 in Madrid he founded the El Paso Group and served as its director until it broke up in 1960. During this period Saura met Michel Tapié. During the 1950s he had his first solo exhibition at the Rodolphe Stadler Gallery in Paris, where he regularly exhibited throughout his life. Stadler introduced him to Otto van de Loo in Munich and Pierre Matisse in New York City, both of whom exhibited his work and represented him, and eventually his paintings were collected by major museums. Limiting his palette to blacks, grays and browns, Saura asserted a personal style that was independent of the movements and trends of his generation. His work followed in the tradition of Velasquez and Goya. Starting in 1959 he began creating a prolific body of works in print, illustrating numerous books including Cervantes's Don Quijote, Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, Nöstlinger's adaptation of Pinocchio, Kafka’s Tagebücher, Quevedo’s Three Visions, and many others. In 1960 Saura began creating sculptures made of welded metal elements which represented the human figure, characters and crucifixions. In 1967 he settled permanently in Paris, and joined the opposition to Francoist Spain. In France he participated in numerous debates and controversies in the fields of politics, aesthetics and artistic creation. He also broadened his thematic and pictorial register. Along with his Femmefauteuil (literally "Womanarmchair"), he also worked on the series "Imaginary Portraits",and Goya’s Dog...

Vintage pair of floral Sunflower lithographs featuring a bouquet of flowers. Signed lower right, #2 of 150. Dimensions: 30.5" x 34.5" / Sans Frame - 13" x 16" (Width x Height).